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Billy Bragg and Ron Hawkins at The Phoenix in Toronto

Nov 19, 2009, 8:36am

Billy Bragg and Ron Hawkins at The Phoenix in Toronto

Frank Yang Q: Without a new record to promote - Mr. Love & Justice has been out for close to two years - what reason did Billy Bragg have for staging an ambitious cross-Canada tour ? A: Who cares? Any time you get the opportunity to see Billy Bragg live, you take it, no questions asked. Of course, I say that having missed his last three appearances in Toronto - the September 2006 show at the Music Hall for not one but two weddings, [...]

Artists: Ben Gibbard, Billy Bragg, The Clientele, Dan Mangan, Jay Farrar, Micachu, Mumford & Sons, Rogue Wave, Shearwater, We Were Promised Jetpacks

Tags: Concert Reviews, Billy Bragg, jay farrar, shearwater, Ben Gibbard, Rogue Wave, The Clientele, mumford and sons, micachu, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Dan Mangan, Ron Hawkins

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